[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 102 Voting/WEEK 103 Nominating

Song of the Week. 100 Weeks and counting.
Week 102 Voting is closed.
Week 103 Nominating is restricted.

Week 102 Voting
The rules for voting can be found here.

Results:
1). [30] Senko no Ronde -Sound Tracks- - assemble
2). [16/11] Genso Suikoden III Music Collection ~Rustling of the Wind~ - The Wind and the Earth
3). [16/9] PUZZLE BOBBLE • GEKIRINDAN etc. ~Welcome to the Karuland~ - WHAT'S INSIDE (BGM 5/A.D.4580)
4). [11] Energy Breaker Soundtrack ~ Game Sound Legend Series - Radiance of the Sky
5). [10] TAIKO: Drum Master (Game Rip) - Dragon Spirit
6). [9] Magical Drop 3 - FINAL BATTLE (Fortune)
7). [7] Magical Chase (Game Rip) - Kouri ja nai no yo! (4th Seal)
8). [3] Planescape: Torment (Game Rip) - Main Title

Tracks (links):
Energy Breaker Soundtrack ~ Game Sound Legend Series - Radiance of the Sky
Genso Suikoden III Music Collection ~Rustling of the Wind~ - The Wind and the Earth
Magical Chase (Game Rip) - Kouri ja nai no yo! (4th Seal)
Magical Drop 3 - FINAL BATTLE (Fortune)
Planescape Torment (Game Rip) - Main Title
PUZZLE BOBBLE • GEKIRINDAN etc. ~Welcome to the Karuland~ - WHAT'S INSIDE (BGM 5-A.D.4580)
Senko no Ronde -Sound Tracks- - assemble
TAIKO Drum Master (Game Rip) - Dragon Spirit

Notes:
If you are a member at more than one of the forums which this event is being held at, please nominate and vote in only ONE of the forums. You may, however, comment in the threads at any of the other forums.

Week 103 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Here is the link to the corresponding thread in the other forum:
- Soundtrack Central

Jam it back in, in the dark.

S'pose I'll vote, as I'm online after a long weekend off.

Energy Breaker Soundtrack ~ Game Sound Legend Series - Radiance of the Sky Recently, I decided to try and seek out some more Yasunori Shiono, since I loved his work on Lufia 2. This track is one of a handful he contributed to Energy Breaker, and it has a breezy, folksy charm to it that I enjoy a lot. The violin and guitar parts are personal favorites, and the harmonica's no slouch either.

Genso Suikoden III Music Collection ~Rustling of the Wind~ - The Wind and the Earth I've generally liked the Suikotunes I've come across, though there are always a few odd ones. This piece, which sounds like something Dave Grusin might write, is a nice piece of jazzy saxophonin' which goes down smooth. Not what I was expecting, but not bad either.

Magical Chase (Game Rip) - Kouri ja nai no yo! (4th Seal) Wow, this is one hell of a chiptune (long, too--over 5 mins!). I've always had a soft spot for chippies, and this one impresses by building an impressive melody and rhythm with its limited technology. There's a fair bit of variation for its length, though things do start to drag eventually. At half the length, this would have been all but perfect.

Magical Drop 3 - FINAL BATTLE (Fortune) I'm not sure if this is technically a chiptune or not, but it's not bad. It's a little loud and chaotic at times; I feel like there's a terrific layered sound buried in there that a better arrangement could unearth.

Planescape Torment (Game Rip) - Main Title Having nominated two tracks from this game myself (and, depending on how you interpret the data, having both of them place), it's pretty obvious that I love the game and Mark Morgan's terrific score. This robust performance of the main theme, which is woven into nearly all the game's music, is a terrific combination of percussion and brass (and I nearly nominated it myself more than once).

PUZZLE BOBBLE • GEKIRINDAN etc. ~Welcome to the Karuland~ - WHAT'S INSIDE (BGM 5-A.D.4580) The first real dud of the week; an aimless collection of electronica with little more than a beat to make it hang together. Some parts are nice on their own (namely, where a stong melody comes in), but as a whole it fails to live up to its potential.

Senko no Ronde -Sound Tracks- - assemble Another entrant in the "aimless electronica" genre, without much cohesion. The lack of a strongly melodic section makes it suffer in comparison to the similar What's Inside.

TAIKO Drum Master (Game Rip) - Dragon Spirit Decent if unspectacular rockish track. It doesn't do anything new or interesting, but it does old and somewhat tired things rather well, and there's a nifty "string" melody buried in there.

I thought this was going to be the week to end all weeks until that spate of weak tracks at the end. Still, impressive selection.

The Point Spread
Radiance of the Sky - 3 pts.
Wind and the Earth - 1 pt.
Japanese Gibberish (4th Seal) - 1 pt.
Main Title - 1 pt.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by katchum

I'll give 3 points to Assemble first off, that piece of music stood very long in my top favourites.

Surely you can be bothered to distribute your remaining points, yes? Simply popping in to vote for a favorite smacks of Ace Combatism

How ya doing, buddy?

Nomination time!

Artist(s): Noriyuki Iwadare
Album/Game Title: Radiata Stories Arrange Album
Track Title: Song of Freedom Fighters
Disc Number: 1 of 1
Track Number: 6
Catalog Number: KDSD-00063
Year: 2005
Additional Information: This isn't the OST version of "Song of Freedom Fighters," but rather a ragtime piano adaptation for the arranged album.

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